Nice tactics by Indian Blessing's camp

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You have a filly with tremendous early speed who has repeatedly staggered home through the stretch in all of her race except her debut at 5.5 furlongs - only winning each times because Indian Blessing fractures fields with her tremendous speed - which has always been on display in either the early or middle stages.

Gomez opts to rate her - takes away by far her greatest weapon (her natural speed) and basically turns the race into a 2 furlong stretch sprint with a filly who has always won inspite of staggering through the stretch.

That was really fun stuff to watch. You have a four horse field - two of which are VERY overmatched - and the connections of the more likely winner of the other two do everything in there power to give the other runner every chance.

my number one pet peeve...if you have the clearly superior pace horse you dont try to steal it and turn it into a turf race the last 2 furlongs. Sure if you are not as good and trying to steel it you try that but that horse has one advantage over the field, her speed.

Honestly though isnt that what Gomez does on all his mounts? He would rate Holy Bull.